Content-Neutral Sign Regulation

This model sign code provides a template to help municipalities in Ohio draft content-neutral sign regulations. It includes the following provisions sections: definitions, purpose, prohibited signs, authorized signs, city-wide categorical restrictions, district regulations, variances, permitting process, nonconforming signs, and prohibitions/penalties. Its commentary acknowledges some remaining ambiguity about distinguishing between commercial and noncommercial signs following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Reed v. Town of Gilbert.